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Books in My Weird School Daze series

  • My Weird School Special: Deck the Halls, We're Off the Walls!

    Dan Gutman, Jim Paillot

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Sept. 24, 2013)
    With more than 12 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading!It's Christmas, and you know what that means! Santa Claus is coming to town! Or at least to the local mall. But what happens when kid rapper Cray-Z gives a Christmas concert at the same mall and all his fans go bananas? One thing's for sure—if A.J. and the gang from Ella Mentry School want to save the day, they will need a Christmas miracle.Bestselling author Dan Gutman brings his kid-friendly sense of humor to this special series of after-school, holiday-themed chapter books featuring hilarious stories and thirty-two pages of games, puzzles, and more. This is one weird Christmas special you won’t want to miss!
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  • My Weird Reading Tips: Tips, Tricks & Secrets from the Author of My Weird School

    Dan Gutman

    Paperback (HarperCollins, May 7, 2019)
    With more than 23 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! The ability to read critically is an essential skill vital to success in school. For example, do you know what point of view means? Or how to “read” a picture? Can you tell fact from opinion? Well, whether you’re a kid who's just starting to read by yourself or a future librarian—or both!—this book of tips and activities to improve your reading comprehension skills is so much fun you’ll forget you’re learning! Filled with exercises to help young readers practice skills like identifying context clues and a story’s main idea, plus practical tips and tricks from bestselling author Dan Gutman, this book will help you become the best reader in the history of the world!
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  • My Weird School Daze #12: Ms. Leakey Is Freaky!

    Dan Gutman, Jim Paillot

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Feb. 22, 2011)
    The weirdness never stops!Oh no! Kids are getting too unhealthy, so Ella Mentry School has hired a health teacher to help the kids eat right and exercise. Ms. Leakey is a real health nut. She makes a punching bag filled with junk food! She designs a robot that smokes and drinks! She opens up a fast food restaurant that sells broccoli burgers! She puts sunscreen on her car!
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  • My Weird School Daze #4: Coach Hyatt Is a Riot!

    Dan Gutman, Jim Paillot

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Dec. 30, 2008)
    With more than 12 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading!In this fourth book in the My Weird School Daze series, the Pee Wee Football season is here! But A.J.'s new coach is crazy. She wants the boys to do push-ups in the mud. She wants them to pick up a car. She even wants to put girls on the team! You'll never believe in a million hundred years what happens in the big game.Perfect for reluctant readers and word lovers alike, Dan Gutman’s hugely popular My Weird School chapter book series has something for everyone. Don’t miss the hilarious adventures of A.J. and the gang!
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  • My Weird School #11: Mrs. Kormel Is Not Normal!

    Dan Gutman, Jim Paillot

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Feb. 28, 2006)
    Something weird is going on!First the school bus gets a flat tire, and then Mrs. Kormel is totally lost in the middle of nowhere! Mrs. Kormel is the weirdest bus driver in the history of the world, and she's driving everyone crazy!
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  • My Weird School Daze #5: Officer Spence Makes No Sense!

    Dan Gutman, Jim Paillot

    Paperback (HarperCollins, April 21, 2009)
    With more than 23 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! This chapter book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 6 to 8 who are ready to read independently. It’s a fun way to keep your child engaged and as a supplement for activity books for children.In the fifth book in the My Weird School Daze series, the weirdness never stops! The security guard at Ella Mentry School has gone off the deep end! Somebody is stealing peanut butter and jelly sandwiches from the vomitorium, and Officer Spence is on the case. He's arresting everybody in sight! Somebody is going to go to jail! Who is it? You'll have to read the book to find out.Perfect for reluctant readers and word lovers alike, Dan Gutman's hugely popular My Weird School series has something for everyone. Don't miss the hilarious adventures of A.J. and the gang.
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  • My Weird School Back to School 3-Book Box Set: Back to School, Weird Kids Rule!; Miss Child Has Gone Wild!; and Ms. Krup Cracks Me Up!

    Dan Gutman, Jim Paillot

    Paperback (HarperCollins, June 18, 2019)
    With more than 23 million books sold, bestselling author Dan Gutman's My Weird School series really gets kids reading!Who says that fun has to end when the summer does? From a zookeeper who believes animals are smarter than humans to a museum tour guide who says that dinosaur skeletons come to life at night, A.J. and the gang from Ella Mentry School have had some weird and wacky adventures outside of school too!Now fans can enjoy three hilarious chapter books from the My Weird School series to get them excited to go back to school! This box set includes:Miss Child Has Gone Wild!Ms. Krup Cracks Me Up!My Weird School Special: Back to School, Weird Kids Rule!, which features thirty-two pages of bonus trivia, puzzles, and gamesPerfect for reluctant readers and word lovers alike, Dan Gutman's hugely popular My Weird School series has something for everyone. Don't miss the hilarious adventures of A.J. and the gang.
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  • Picklemania!

    Jerry Spinelli

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Dec. 1, 1993)
    A fast, fun, friendship read from the Newbery-award winning author of Maniac Magee.Plumstead Middle School is full of secret plans. Eddie is on a mission to bulk up--he's sick of being the skinniest, scrawniest, runtiest kid in school. Sunny is plotting something that will keep the school bullies from ever bothering her again. Salem is trying to figure out who sent her that mysterious valentine message in the school newspaper. And Pickles has been building his greatest invention yet--and it's almost time to unveil it.
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  • My Weird School Halloween 3-Book Box Set

    Dan Gutman

    Paperback (HarperCollins, July 22, 2014)
    With more than 10 million copies sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! Three hilarious Halloween chapter books in one great box! It's a weird Halloween spook-tacular! From a school secretary with a haunted house to a teaching assistant who might be a vampire, A.J. and the gang from Ella Mentry School have had some weird and wacky Halloween nights. But it's no trick: you can find all three Halloween adventures in this one box, including My Weird School Special: It's Halloween, I'm Turning Green!, which features thirty-two pages of bonus trivia, puzzles, and games, My Weird School #13: Mrs. Patty Is Batty, and My Weird School Daze #10: Miss Mary Is Scary. Perfect for reluctant readers and word lovers alike, Dan Gutman's hugely popular My Weird School series has something for everyone. Don't miss the hilarious adventures of A.J. and the gang.
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  • My Weird School Daze #11: Mr. Tony Is Full of Baloney!

    Dan Gutman, Jim Paillot

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Oct. 26, 2010)
    With more than 12 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading!In this eleventh book of the My Weird School Daze series, A.J.’s mom has a new job! That means A.J. will have to go to After School Kids’ Kare. And Mr. Tony, the guy who runs it, is totally weird. He wants to get into the Guinness Book of World Records by making the world’s largest pizza! Will A.J. and the gang be able to tunnel out of the child-care room and escape to freedom? Run for your lives!Perfect for reluctant readers and word lovers alike, Dan Gutman’s hugely popular My Weird School chapter book series has something for everyone. Don’t miss the hilarious adventures of A.J. and the gang!
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  • My Weird School #8: Ms. LaGrange Is Strange!

    Dan Gutman, Jim Paillot

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Sept. 6, 2005)
    With more than 23 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! This chapter book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 6 to 8 who are ready to read independently. It’s a fun way to keep your child engaged and as a supplement for activity books for children.In this eighth book in the My Weird School series, Ms. LaGrange talks funny, and she's from some other country called France! She thinks the vomitorium is a fancy restaurant! Plus she's writing secret messages in the mashed potatoes. Ms. LaGrange is the weirdest lunch lady in the history of the world!Perfect for reluctant readers and word lovers alike, Dan Gutman's hugely popular My Weird School series has something for everyone. Don't miss the hilarious adventures of A.J. and the gang.
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  • My Weird School Daze #8: Miss Laney Is Zany!

    Dan Gutman, Jim Paillot

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Jan. 26, 2010)
    The weirdness never stops!A.J. has to go see Miss Laney, the speech teacher, which makes no sense at all because he already knows how to talk. Miss Laney has him say weird tongue twisters and forces him to be the lead in the third-grade play, Romeo & Juliet. And you'll never guess in a million hundred years who's going to play Juliet. Will there be kissing? Ew, disgusting!
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